The striker is expected to sign ahead of Newcastle leaving for their pre-season tour of New Zealand next week, and following Tuesday's 2-1 friendly loss to Oldham, the manager confirmed talks are underway.

When asked about a potential move for Riviere, Pardew told reporters: "It's another one that we're talking to. He's a player that we have some interest in."

"That's pretty close," he added regarding Janmaat. "But that's as good as I can say at the moment. I've been involved in the [Oldham] game, so I don't know the detail of it."

In addition to the completion of Cabella's move, Newcastle have also brought in Siem de Jong, Ayoze Perez and Jack Colback - the former of which scored on his debut at Boundary Park.

Pardew is keen to further bolster his squad, with Mathieu Debuchy set to complete a move to Arsenal, as he looks to improve upon a disappointing end to last season, which saw the club win just five games in 2014.

He added: "We're being active at the moment, and we need to be. We need to be stronger than we were last year."